CIRCUMSTANTIATES Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

circumstantiates

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present tense third-person singular of circumstantiate

as in proves

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However, as much as Hal’s gut points him in the right direction, Kerry proves to be a step ahead of her Lantern guests once more (and far more tactful, too).

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
This essentially proves the design, factories, assembly procedures, and qualification processes are ready for serial conversion of the rest of the stockpile.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of proves

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Mundo Deportivo corroborates these key figures, while noting that Cancelo only has a year left on his contract at Al-Hilal.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Investigators collected four shell casings in the exterior area near the rear entrance, which the Shively detective said in the affidavit corroborates footage showing Gray firing a firearm multiple times.

— Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 July 2026

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Alone in her tiny studio apartment, Sarah-Jane Hoadley regularly documents her life as a single woman in her 40s with no friends.

— Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The accomplished small firm was rather inexplicably the sole Chicago firm featured in a new book by former Architectural Record editors that documents design-savvy designers between the coasts.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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The rule also establishes new design requirements, including a tracking barcode for mail-in ballot envelopes that states must create and submit to the USPS for approval.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Assembly Bill 1633 establishes the Private Detention Facility Tax Law, which would impose an annual 25% tax on operators of private detention centers.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of establishes

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IonQ’s partnership with Sandia National Laboratories also demonstrates its increasing national-security relevance.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The research also demonstrates the JWST is more than capable of studying the dispersal of gas and dust around individual infant stars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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Defensive player of the week Senior defensive back/wide receiver Luke Sickmeir records two of Wauconda’s four interceptions and six tackles — and also makes a touchdown catch — in a 32-21 nonconference win over Hinsdale South.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Instead of capturing screenshots or screen recordings, OpenAI says Computer History records interaction events.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of records

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Set at an Andes ski resort in post-Pinochet Chile, the story unfolds through the eyes of a young girl who witnesses unsettling events that test her loyalties.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
After Yancy witnesses the murder of Florida’s finest fixer, an ambitious state attorney teams him up with a strait-laced forensic accountant to solve the crime.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

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